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Summary

The
City of McLaughlin has a population of 713 as of July 1, 2016, and is
considered a central hub on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.
Population served is rich in Lakota Sioux culture, and traditions including
multiple "wacipi" or pow-wows, two casinos that offer multiple gaming
opportunities, restaurants, and live concerts. The area offers some of
the best upland bird hunting in the United States as well as other
big game opportunities. Its location on the Missouri River provides the
opportunity for summer recreating including boating, camping and fishing, including
the annual Prairie Knights Fishing Tournament with a guaranteed $7000.00 first
place prize. McLaughlin provides services for Standing Rock and Cheyenne
River Reservations in northern SD.

The
worksite is isolated in a small highly rural area. Housing is available in Mobridge, South
Dakota, 30 miles from the worksite. Mobridge offers the small town appeal
with a population of about 3,515 as of 2014, a low crime index, and shopping
opportunities. Located 70 miles north is Bismarck, North Dakota, which
offers the amenities of a small city to include shopping, air travel, a zoo,
AWHL hockey and other local college sporting events.

Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. Contact the Agency Contact on the last page of the JOA for information on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator.

Responsibilities

This is a Program
Manager position for the CWT Program under the supervision of the VA Black
Hills Health Care System CWT Program Coordinator. The incumbent independently is responsible
for the organization, administration, planning, fiscal integrity and evaluation
of the CWT Program. This is a vocational
psychosocial rehabilitation program requiring knowledge, insight, and skills
for evaluating and placing individuals with disabilities in supported and
competitive employment. Directing staff
to identify and reduce barriers to employment and to assume advocacy roles for
the disabled will be a major duty. Provides daily oversight to employees at McLaughlin
and Eagle Butte, SD.

It is very important for the incumbent to have knowledge and experience with Tribal Organizations, and/or Tribal Cultures, and/or Rural and Frontier Communities, and/or Interagency Processes.

Conditions of Employment

Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.

Physical Requirements:

A
valid driver's license is required. The
work requires that the incumbent drive on a regular basis. The physical
demands of this position involve active listening, reading, observing and
evaluating verbal and nonverbal behavior, walking, speaking, writing reports,
writing policies and procedures, writing clinical notes, using office equipment
such as computers, telephones, fax machines, and photocopy machines. Lifting and transporting goods and products
for Standdowns and direct patient care are required. Transporting Veterans with
special needs requires safe patient handling. Driving government vehicles
safely is required.

Time-in-grade: Applicants who are
current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past
52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. For a GS-11
position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09 level.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

GS-11: One year of
specialized experience at the GS-9 grade level.

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to
at last the next lower grade level (GS-9) in the normal line of progression for
the occupation in the organization such as work requiring you to obtain and
apply occupational information for persons with disabilities, knowledge of
interrelationships of involved professional and specialist service; or
demonstrated knowledge of vocational rehabilitation problems characteristic of
the disabled and skill in identifying, evaluating, and making effective use of
such resources to serve persons with disability or the disadvantaged; or
experience in vocational guidance or teaching in vocational rehabilitation
program or school or personnel or employment placement work that provided
extensive knowledge of training and adjustment requirements necessary to place
persons having disabilities or social adjustment problems. It is very important for the incumbent to have knowledge and experience with Tribal Organizations, and/or Tribal Cultures, and/or Rural and Frontier Communities, and/or Interagency Processes.

OR

Applicants may substitute education for the experience required for the
GS-9 grade level. Have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of
progressively higher level of graduate education leading to such a degree in
education in a subject area related to the position to be filled.

OR

Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at the
GS-9 grade level if the creditable education hours and experience combined
equal 100% of the required experience for the position. A transcript must be
submitted with your application packet if you are basing all or part of your
qualifications on education. Education must have been obtained in an accredited
college or university.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including
volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps,
AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic;
religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical
competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and
experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying
experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.

Additional information

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 85 or more before any Veterans preference points) for this vacancy. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.

Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave : Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.

Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

Competency 2  Knowledge and experience with person's mental
illness and physical disabilities and the impacts on vocational functioning in
order to match participants to employment and arranging long-term support to
help clients keep jobs.

Competency 3  Knowledge and skills of a broad range of
occupations, job development techniques, marketing strategies, and job
placement of individuals with disabilities.

Competency 4  Knowledge and ability to communicate
effectively interpersonally and in writing to establish and maintain effective
relationships with disabled individuals, medical professionals and to work
creatively with community employers.

If
you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit
additional job related information, which may include, but not limited
to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a
work sample, and/or contact for an interview.

**NOTE:
In the required documents it lists a document titled "Other." That means you need to title one of your
documents as "Other" or you will get an error message that you have not submitted
all of the required documents. Thank you
for your cooperation.

Please use this checklist to ensure you have included other documents required for your application, such as a copy of your transcript (if using education to qualify), documentation to support Veterans Preference claims, or ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional information.

Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), or 10pt (CP/CPS, XPP, XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP), on the Occupational Questionnaire in the section(s) provided. A legible copy of your DD214(s) indicating character of service, disability certification, SF-15 (if claiming 10 pt. preference) or if you are currently serving on active duty and expected to be released or discharged within 120 days; documentation related to your active duty service which reflects the dates of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), or dates of impending separation. Documentation is required for eligibility verification.

Faxing Applications or Supporting Documents: You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. If you are unable to apply online or unable to upload your supporting documents to your online application, follow the directions located at the following site: Fax Options. The Vacancy ID of the job opportunity announcement is 1821816.

NOTE: If you applied online and your application is complete, do not fax the paper application (1203-FX) as this will overwrite your prior online responses and may result in you being found ineligible.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Benefits

A career with the U.S. Government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Learn more about federal benefits.

VA
supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain
talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity,
and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies.
This
position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility
will be
discussed during the interview process.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

To apply for this position, you must complete the View Occupational Questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.

The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Tuesday, November 01, 2016 to receive consideration.

1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.

2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.

NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.

To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.

To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.

Agency contact information

Beth Spitzer

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Next steps

After
we receive application packages (including all required documents) and the
vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications to ensure
qualification and eligibility requirements are met. During our review, if
your résumé and application package do not support your questionnaire answers,
we will adjust your rating accordingly. After the review is complete, a
referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their
status by email (if provided); otherwise, applicants will receive a
notification letter via the U.S. Postal Service. Referred applicants will
be notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an
interview. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a
selection decision has been made.

You
may check the status of your application at any time by logging into your USAJOBS
account and clicking on Application Status. For a more detailed update
of your status, click on more information. Information regarding applicant
notification points can be found in the USAJobs Resource Center.

Fair & Transparent

The Federal hiring process is setup to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

Reasonable Accommodation Policy

Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process should follow the instructions in the job opportunity announcement. For any part of the remaining hiring process, applicants should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

A reasonable accommodation is any change to a job, the work environment, or the way things are usually done that enables an individual with a disability to apply for a job, perform job duties or receive equal access to job benefits.

Under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodations when:

An applicant with a disability needs an accommodation to have an equal opportunity to apply for a job.

An employee with a disability needs an accommodation to perform the essential job duties or to gain access to the workplace.

An employee with a disability needs an accommodation to receive equal access to benefits, such as details, training, and office-sponsored events.

You can request a reasonable accommodation at any time during the application or hiring process or while on the job. Requests are considered on a case-by-case basis.

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Vacancy Identification Number (VIN):1821816

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